WorksheetsFrench Revolution Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 26mins
Unjust use of power
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Tyranny
Limited Government
Social classes in France were known as what?
Estates
Nobility
Bourgeoisie
Clergy
Another word for nobles is:
Clergy
Peasants
Bourgeoisie
Aristocracy
The French word for middle class is:
Clergy
Peasants
Bourgeoisie
Monarchy
A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate was known as the:
National Assembly
Radicals
Limited Government
Constitutional Monarchy
A document that stated that government got its power from the people, not the king. It also stated basic freedoms for citizens.
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
People who favor quick and far-reaching changes were known as:
Rebels
Radicals
Revolutionaries
Clergy
A period of time when anyone suspected of being disloyal to the revolution or favor the return of the king was killed.
7 Years War
The Enlightenment
Reign of Terror
Scientific Revolution
A five-person council set up to run the government.
Parliament
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Directory
A swift seizure of government, or a military overthrow of the government is known as a:
Coup d'état
Impeachment
Rebellion
Revolution
A new legal system in France created by Napoleon to give people rights. It is based on ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers.
Hammurabi Code
Napoleonic Code
King Louis XVI Code
King's Code
